HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 c87W
46. Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the average percentage increase in the fares of urban and rural bus services in(a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales, for each year since 1979.

Mr. David Mitchell

The Department does not collect separate data for urban and rural bus services. Relative to an index of 100 in 1980, local bus fares in England, Scotland and Wales were:

Year England Scotland Wales
1980 100.0 100.0 100.0
1981 112.0 115.1 118.8
1982 127.1 129.2 132.4
1983 133.5 137.3 144.7
1984 135.8 142.5 155.7
1985 142.6 144.7 160.6
1986 156.2 148.2 166.6
1987 164.7 151.9 171.1

Data by type of operator are published in table 2.35 of the Department of Transport's "Statistics Bulletin 88(29)", a copy of which is in the Library.